Fortnite High Stakes Event Announced With Wild Card Skin & Getaway LTM
By Ford James ·
Fortnite has announced a brand new event called High Stakes coming to the game next week including a new skin, Wild Card and LTM, Getaway. Watch gameplay from 6PM PT live from PAX West.
In a surprise announcement via the official Fortnite Twitter, the High Stakes event has been revealed and it starts next week. What’s High Stakes, we hear you ask? Well, it’s… actually, we’re not sure. Nothing has been revealed regarding the event except for the fact it starts next week, there’s a skin called Wild Card and a new LTM called Getaway.
Suit up… the High Stakes event begins next week and with it comes the new Getaway LTM, Wild Card outfit, and High Stakes Challenges! ♥️♣️♦️♠️ pic.twitter.com/FYImwgxeMU
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 31, 2018
The promo art released with the announcement depicts a monochrome character with a red heart on their mask and the tweet includes the four card suits: hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades. It’s seeming likely that this event will be focused on gambling or casinos but it’s absolutely anyone’s guess as to how they tie in.
It’s a pretty dapper skin so if it’s in the shop, no doubt Epic will earn a lot more money with the Wild Card outfit. They mention High Stakes challenges though so perhaps it’s a reward you can earn? We’ve seen skins with challenges a lot recently, with the latest being the Tomatohead upgrades introduced at the same time as Tomato Temple.
We don’t have long to wait though as Epic will be showcasing High Stakes gameplay during PAX West from 6PM PT tonight. We’ve embedded the stream below for your viewing pleasure.
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PAX West is also the home of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish this weekend, where you’ll find Dr Lupo and CouraGeJD casting over some top level Fortnite gameplay. In other Fortnite news, Jessica Blevins has shown off some footage of the upcoming Fortnite Funko Pops.